Social Media Updates - Dr. Follower

WhatsApp Launches Broadcast Channels to Capitalize on Rising DM Engagement

With more conversation switching to DMs, Meta is super keen to capitalize on this trend, by adding new ways for people, and brands, to reach wider audiences within their messaging streams, facilitating more direct connection with friends and fans. Meta’s latest effort on this front is WhatsApp Channels, which will enable WhatsApp users to get …

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Twitter Expands the Tweet Editing Window to One Hour

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

Twitter Blue subscribers now have more time to edit their tweets, with Twitter quietly rolling out an expansion of its Tweet Edit window from 30 minutes to one hour. As you can see in this example, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, some Twitter Blue subscribers now have an hour to edit their tweets, …

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Apple Previews its First ‘Vision Pro’ AR Headset, and its Huge Price Tag

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

After years of development, Apple has today unveiled the first iteration of its AR glasses – which is essentially a Meta Quest unit, minus VR. Apple’s first step into mixed reality is called the Vision Pro, which will incorporate a range of potential use cases. As outlined in the video, Apple’s touting this as a …

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Twitter Source Code Leaked Online, Adding To The Company’s Challenges

Twitter’s Ad Revenue Continues to Decline Under Elon Musk

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

While Elon Musk has continuously reiterated that his purchase of Twitter is about securing freedom of speech, and that recouping the $44 billion he paid for the company doesn’t matter, he still has bills to pay, and investors to make whole as he goes about reforming the business. Which is why the latest reports on …

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Reddit Tests New Community Chat Element To Encourage User Participation

Thousands of Subreddits Set to ‘Go Dark’ Next Week in Protest Over API Pricing Changes

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

Trouble’s brewing over at Reddit, with various popular subreddits set to ‘go dark’ next week, in protest over changes to Reddit’s API pricing. Late last month, Reddit announced that it would be upping the price of its API access, in order to make money off of big-name developers that have been using Reddit data to …

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WhatsApp Launches New ‘Security Hub’ to Highlight User Control Options

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

WhatsApp has launched a new Security Hub mini-site, which provides a complete overview of the various safety and security tools available in the app, to help you manage your WhatsApp experience. The security hub includes an overview of WhatsApp’s default safety elements, along with its various user control options to enhance your messaging security. There …

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Twitter Loses Two Executives in Charge of Trust and Safety as Elon Continues to Change the Rules

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

Despite Twitter’s repeated claims that hate speech and abuse, and thus negative brand exposure risk, has reduced since Elon Musk took over at the app, the signs coming out of Twitter HQ continue to suggest the opposite. This week, Twitter lost not one but two executives that had been in charge of trust and safety …

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‘Wave’ of litigation expected as schools fight social media companies

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

First published on About 40 and counting school districts across the country are suing social media companies over claims that their apps are addictive, damaging to students’ mental health, and causing adverse impacts on schools and other government resources. Many of these lawsuits, which were originally filed in a variety of court jurisdictions, were consolidated into one …

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Snap Announces New Activations for Pride Month, Including Themed Bitmoji Clothing

Social Media Updates / By Scott Hayes

Snapchat has announced a new slate of activations for Pride Month, including Spotlight challenges, Bitmoji clothing, new AR elements, and more. First off, on Spotlight, its TikTok-like vertical video feed in the app. Snapchat’s teaming up with a selection of LGBTQ+ creators for a new set of Spotlight challenges, giving users a chance to win …

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